All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #439925 (stock #lot105)
Description: A religious oil painting on canvas was made in 19th Century from the minority people at southwest region of China. A piece of art from Dian people of Guazhou or Yunnam Province, this painting was displayed with bold colours. Sketched freely but regulated as well, it is in astonishing beauty.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #71176
Enameled brilliant red kimono with lotus flowers in yellow and white, the shaped leaves in tones of turquoise and green. Obi is larkspur blue, black, turquoise and pink; folded fan has green flowers and gold clouds. Inner kimono collar is also gold.

The lady is 10 1/2" high, probably dates from the Taisho period (1912-1926)

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #635018 (stock #lot270)
Description: A pair of scholar's stamps were made by a famous scholar Won Fu-An. The skill of stamp carving had long been recommended by Chinese literati. Won Fu-An was one of the best scholars who made good stamps in the early 20th century...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1007716 (stock #324)
An exquisite Chinese carved Ivory figure of a beautiful maiden. Hand carved from one ivory tusk artist signed on the bottom measuring Approximately 14 inches tall in excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #1253413 (stock #Lot1076)
Description:
A small and nice brush pot was exquisitely carved on the surface with beautiful secenes.
In typical picturesque of Chinese's literati, the brush pot or poem pot was in nice and warm patina.

Height: 9.5cm.

Condition: Perfect.

Date: Early 20th Centuries.

Material: Prongs (Deer's horns).
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1454140 (stock #TCR8262)
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Flowers of the four seasons blossom in a cacophony of color over the entirety of this Kutani vase signed from the pre-eminent Kaburaki (Kaburagi) studio dating from the opening of the 20th century. The imagery is exquisitely performed with over-glaze enamels on a sheer white ground. The vase is large at 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) tall and is in excellent condition, with some wear to the gold rim...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1920 item #1230762 (stock #HP/GH512)
Important sized ghurra combining different designs, important signs of great age , H 35 cm A great collection piece. More information on request
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1154927 (stock #4590)
Made of iron, silver and gold. The center is showing the Nanzen-ji complex, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Bordered by two beautifully elaborated dragons. The back with engraved ho-o birds and a long inscription, dated to the Taisho period (1917) and maker's seal. Condition: little wear, rim with one tiny blossom centre absent. Dimension: diameter: 25.8 cm, weight: 844 g.
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pre 1920 item #1128327 (stock #6674)
A Royal Dux Woman on Waterfall 440 porcelain figure from the 1912 era with superb detail. This beautifully modeled 15-3/4" Bohemian porcelain figurine depicts a nude woman perched on rocks over a waterfall. This figure has a matte grey glaze with gold highlights. It is replete with much bocage including branches; her face is attractive and finely painted. It has the orange Royal Dux applied triangle mark with an impressed 440 pattern number along with a painted 35 and it dates to the 1910 era...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #446991 (stock #lot121)
Description: An old Yixing flower arrangement basin with inscription " Sui Qing Xe Qi" (the water is pure while the rock is unique) on one side and carved flower motif on the other side had a special Chinese scholar taste. There're some defects on the rims but would never fail the beauty of this old piece. Date: Late 19th Century Length: 19.5cm Height: 5cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1237452 (stock #TCR4467)
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A museum quality koro covered in soft pink glaze decorated with chickens in raised relief surmounted with a woven silver lid by Kiyomizu Rokubei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 4-1/2 inches (11 cm) diameter and in excellent condition. For a piece decorated in the same style see the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.
Kiyomizu Rokubei V (1875-1959) began by studying painting from the age of 12 under the 19th century master Kono Bairei...
All Items : Archives : Pre 1920 item #1305333 (stock #HP/Ma631)
A great primitive ancestor mask, , Hard wood, superb encrusted black patine, Note that the right side of the mask has a local repairs (this can been seen only from the inside). H 26 cm , wide 19 cm More information on request
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1189609 (stock #586)
A beautiful antique Japanese bronze two handle vase with beautiful three dimensional design of birds with bamboo handles Measuring 15.5 inches tall in excellent condition.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1396291 (stock #TCR6869)
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Pierce-work combined with over and under glaze decoration create the perfect picture of spring on this bowl by Takahashi Dohachi enclosed in the original wooden box signed Kachutei Dohachi and titled Kenzan Yo Tsubaki Bori Hachi (Kenzan style Camelia patterned Carved Bowl). It is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter and in excellent condition...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #555260 (stock #lot219)
Description: An interesting stamp store's seal was kept in perfect condition. With inscription of Chan Ann Zhai Inn Pu Chang-Chan Ann Zhai Stamp's Store Seal, this wood stamp which stood for the store that had produced numerous stamps for it's clients now was the only one left. Good patina and full of stories were what this old stamp attracted me. Date: Early 20th Century. Height:6.0cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1193245 (stock #MOR4220)
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An elegant rendition of the famous Rimpa Crane standing alongside a swirling river of silver created by Shoun for the Shobido Art Studio enclosed in the original wooden box. Extremely well crafted, the creature stands 11 inches (25 cm) tall and is signed Shoun Saku. The black lacquered table is 18 x 13 inches (45 x 33 cm) and is in fine condition.
Shobido has been commissioning works with first rate artists and craftsmen for its own facilities and top Department stores since 1900...
All Items : Archives : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pre 1920 item #1363825 (stock #9624)
A Royal Bayreuth woman tending ducks creamer and sugar. This 3-5/8" tall porcelain sugar bowl and matching 2-3/4" tall creamer were made by Royal Bayreuth, Bavaria (Germany) circa 1910-1920. The creamer depicts a lady tending geese. Each piece is trimmed in gold and they have the blue Bayreuth mark. This set is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor loss to the gold on the upper rims and on the sugar bowl knob and handle tops...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1920 item #1091463 (stock #430)
A fine original oil by Christian Jorgensen a view of Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. Oil on Canvas signed lower right in excellent original condition framed in a period art nouveau frame. Measuring 20 x 24 canvas size. Biography. Born in Oslo, Norway on Oct. 7, 1860 Christian Jorgensen moved to San Francisco with his mother in 1870. He showed artistic promise at an early age, and when the School of Design opened in 1874, he was among the first to enroll...